Grandma’S Pipian Sauce Chicken

• 4 Ancho chilies plus another one sliced and lightly fried
• water
• 1/2 cup almonds
• 2 1/8 cups milk
• 6 chicken pieces thigh and leg
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 3 1/8 tablespoons lard
• 1 11/16 cups chicken broth
• chicken bouillon powder
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds roasted

1. Soak the chilies in hot water. Drain, seed, and devein.
2. In a blender, grind the chilies, almonds, and milk.
3. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
4. In a saucepan, add the lard and sear the chicken. Set aside.
5. In the same saucepan, add the sauce and cook for 3 minutes. Add the chicken, chicken broth, and bouillon powder.
6. Cook over low heat for 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Serve the chicken covered with sauce. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and garnish with lightly fried ancho chili rings.

chilies plus another, water, almonds, milk, chicken, salt, ground black pepper, lard, chicken broth, chicken bouillon powder, sesame seeds roasted

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Grandmas-Pipian-Sauce-Chicken-632050 (may not work)